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to support the acceleration of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. Te Tonawanda and Spring Hill investments are part
of $2 billion in spending GM announced May 10 that will create or retain 4,000 U.S. jobs in 17 facilities in eight states. Tese investments are in addition to $3.4 million GM has invested in U.S. manufacturing facilities since July 2009, adding or retaining more than 9,000 jobs. Te Bedford powertrain plant will use the investment for
new equipment to produce components for a recently an- nounced 8-speed transmission and a future small engine pro- gram. Te investment is expected to create or retain 91 jobs. Te Bedford improvement is part of a $2 billion U.S.
investment package GM rolled out on May 10. Te package is intended to benefit 17 facilities in eight states. Since mid- 2009, GM has invested $3.4 billion in its manufacturing processes and created or retained 9,000 jobs in the U.S. Te Bedford facility received $111 million in April of last year to produce GM’s Generation 5 cylinder heads. “We appreciate the tremendous support we have received
from the Bedford community over the years,” said GM Man- ufacturing Manager Arvin Jones. “Tis investment is possible because of the teamwork between GM, the UAW, the IBEW, the Bedford community and the State of Indiana.” Bedford currently has 405 hourly and salaried employees. ■
在Tonawanda和Spring Hill工厂的投资是通用5月 10日宣布的20亿美元投资的一部分。这将在美国8个州 的17家工厂创造或保留4000个就业岗位。这些投资不 包括2009年7月起的三百四十万美元的投资。这些投资 将创造或保留9000个就业岗位。 Bedford动力工厂将该投资用于最近刚宣布的8速传 动系统零件的生产设备采购和一个小型发动机项目。该 投资将创造或保留91个就业岗位。 Bedford增资是通用汽车在5月10日开始的美国二 百万美元投资计划的一部分，该计划将使分布在8个州 的17个厂获益。从2009年中期开始，通用汽车已经投 资三百四十万美元用于制造，并在美国创造或保留了 9000个就业岗位。Bedford工厂在去年4月份获得1.11 亿美元的投资生产通用汽车公司Genernation 5车型的 缸盖。
通用汽车负责制造的经理Arvin Jones 说：“我们感 谢几年来从Bedford当地的巨大帮助，正是由于通用汽 车、UAW和IBEW、Bedford当地和印第安纳州共同努 力，才使得该投资成为可能。 最近Bedford每小时有405个岗位。■
Honda Invests $50 Million to Expand Ohio Casting Operations 本田汽车投资五千万美元扩建在美国俄亥俄的铸造部门
Honda Transmission Mfg. of America Inc. announced a $50
million expansion to increase capacity for aluminum transmis- sion cases at its Russells Point, Ohio, U.S., diecasting facility. Te 75,000-square-foot expansion at the plant will house
high pressure diecasting operations and include a new melting furnace to support the addition of a third transmission assembly line that began construction in December 2010. Honda Trans- mission currently receives approximately 100,000 pounds of molten aluminum per day from two aluminum mills in Indiana. “Te new melting furnace will implement technologies
that will improve efficiencies and reduce our environmental impacts,” said Plant Manager Gary Hand. Honda said the project will bring its total new capital in-
vestment in its Ohio operations to more than $400 million. “Tis latest investment in Ohio is another example of
how we intend to meet the needs of our global customers by implementing advanced technologies in our operations and products,” said Honda Transmission President Yuji Takahashi. Te investment also includes construction of a new asso-
ciate entrance, along with a new lobby entrance and activity center, at the south end of the facility. When completed, Honda Transmission’s casting, machining, forging and as- sembly operations will encompass 1 million sq. ft. Earlier this year, Honda Transmission completed a $25
million renovation of the plant’s aluminum machining lines and steel gear production and made efforts to increase flex- ibility on the current assembly lines. Te modifications re- sulted in adding domestic production of six-speed automatic transmissions for some Honda Odyssey models. ■
本田传动制造美国公司宣布投资五千万美元提高 Russells Point压铸厂的铝合金传动箱体的铸造能力。 工厂将扩大75,000平方英尺，包括高压压铸、新的 熔化炉，以支持在2010年12月开始建设的第三条传动 装配线。本田传动公司现在每天从印第安纳州的铝合金 厂接收大约十万磅重的熔融铝液。 工厂经理Gary Hand说：“新的熔炼设备将提高效 率，降低对环境的影响。效率的提高将减少废物排放和 能源消耗。”
本田公司称该项目将会使投资超过四亿美元。 本田传动公司总裁Yuji Tkahashi说：“最近在俄亥 俄州的投资是我们如何通过在产品和生产中实施高科技 来满足我们全球客户的一个典型例子。” 该投资还包括在工厂的南端建设一个新厂门、新的门 廊和活动中心。当项目完成后，本田传动公司的铸造、 机加工、锻压和装配部门将有一百万平方英尺大。 今年初，本田传动公司完成了该工厂铝加工线和钢 齿轮生产线的技术改造，投资了两千五百万美元。并 且努力提高了现在装配线的灵活性。改造后，增加了 为本田Odyssey车型在当地提供6速自动传动系统的 能力。■
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